Bonsai Encyclopedia
Acer davidii (Pere David's Maple)
Acer davidii, Pere David's maple, is a Chinese snakebark maple with distinctively striped green-and-white bark that provides year-round ornamental interest. The bark is the primary bonsai attraction — vertical white...
Acer davidii (Pere David's Maple)
Acer davidii, Pere David's maple, is a Chinese snakebark maple with distinctively striped green-and-white bark that provides year-round ornamental interest. The bark is the primary bonsai attraction — vertical white...
Ulmus minor (Field Elm)
Ulmus minor, the field elm or smooth-leaved elm, is a European native once ubiquitous in hedgerows and woodlands from Spain to the Caucasus before Dutch elm disease devastated populations across...
Ulmus minor (Field Elm)
Ulmus minor, the field elm or smooth-leaved elm, is a European native once ubiquitous in hedgerows and woodlands from Spain to the Caucasus before Dutch elm disease devastated populations across...
Rhododendron obtusum 'Kirishima' (Kirishima Aza...
Rhododendron obtusum 'Kirishima' is the original wild-type selection of the Kirishima azalea, producing vibrant crimson-red flowers of 2-3 cm in profuse clusters during April through May. Named after the Kirishima...
Rhododendron obtusum 'Kirishima' (Kirishima Aza...
Rhododendron obtusum 'Kirishima' is the original wild-type selection of the Kirishima azalea, producing vibrant crimson-red flowers of 2-3 cm in profuse clusters during April through May. Named after the Kirishima...
Thuja occidentalis (Eastern White Cedar)
Thuja occidentalis, the eastern white cedar or arborvitae, is a versatile and underappreciated bonsai subject that offers flat fan-shaped sprays of scale foliage, fibrous reddish-brown bark, and outstanding tolerance of...
Thuja occidentalis (Eastern White Cedar)
Thuja occidentalis, the eastern white cedar or arborvitae, is a versatile and underappreciated bonsai subject that offers flat fan-shaped sprays of scale foliage, fibrous reddish-brown bark, and outstanding tolerance of...
Berberis vulgaris (Common Barberry)
Berberis vulgaris, the European or common barberry, is a thornier, more robust relative of B. thunbergii native throughout Europe and western Asia, prized in bonsai for its longer, narrower pendulous...
Berberis vulgaris (Common Barberry)
Berberis vulgaris, the European or common barberry, is a thornier, more robust relative of B. thunbergii native throughout Europe and western Asia, prized in bonsai for its longer, narrower pendulous...
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant Sequoia)
Sequoiadendron giganteum, the giant sequoia, presents the ultimate challenge in bonsai miniaturization — reducing a tree that naturally reaches 85 m tall and 8 m in trunk diameter into a...
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant Sequoia)
Sequoiadendron giganteum, the giant sequoia, presents the ultimate challenge in bonsai miniaturization — reducing a tree that naturally reaches 85 m tall and 8 m in trunk diameter into a...